Forests
Our work on forests forms part of our net zero roadmap journey and builds on our decade-long work addressing deforestation risks in our primary supply chains (cocoa, green coffee, meat, palm oil, pulp and paper, soy, and sugar).
Nestlé’s Global Restoration Program* implements reforestation and restoration projects in our supply chain and sourcing landscapes.
Nestlé’s progress in tackling deforestation and safeguarding human rights has been recognized by external ranking bodies — Nestlé sits second in the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) Nature benchmark for the period 2022-2024. In 2026, Nestlé was also ranked in the top five out of 500 companies in the Forest 500 (pdf, 20Mb) for its actions on deforestation, conversion and safeguarding human rights.
* The Global Restoration Program was formerly known as the Global Reforestation Program.
Key terms explained
Net zero
In 2019, we announced our ambition to reach net zero GHG emissions by 2050 at the latest. In 2026, we updated our timebound plan, the Nestlé Roots of Net Zero (pdf, 14Mb), which underpins our Group's climate and nature strategy and acts as our transition plan aligned with a 1.5°C pathway, as validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). We will balance any remaining emissions through high-quality nature-based solutions, such as agroforestry, silvopasture and the restoration of forests and peatland. Read more about net zero.
Deforestation-free
Deforestation-free means that commodities in scope were assessed as produced on land that has not been subject to deforestation or conversion after a specific cut-off date that varies by commodity, but no later than December 31, 2020. Commodities accounted as deforestation-free include in part commodities subject to the requirements of the EU Deforestation Regulation. However, the scope of disclosed metric goes beyond these jurisdiction-specific mandatory requirements as part of Nestlé’s global approach on deforestation. Read more about deforestation.
Green coffee
Green coffee is the raw and unroasted beans of the coffee plant.
Net zero
In 2019, we announced our ambition to reach net zero GHG emissions by 2050 at the latest. In 2026, we updated our timebound plan, the Nestlé Roots of Net Zero (pdf, 14Mb), which underpins our Group's climate and nature strategy and acts as our transition plan aligned with a 1.5°C pathway, as validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). We will balance any remaining emissions through high-quality nature-based solutions, such as agroforestry, silvopasture and the restoration of forests and peatland. Read more about net zero.
Deforestation-free
Deforestation-free means that commodities in scope were assessed as produced on land that has not been subject to deforestation or conversion after a specific cut-off date that varies by commodity, but no later than December 31, 2020. Commodities accounted as deforestation-free include in part commodities subject to the requirements of the EU Deforestation Regulation. However, the scope of disclosed metric goes beyond these jurisdiction-specific mandatory requirements as part of Nestlé’s global approach on deforestation. Read more about deforestation.
Green coffee
Green coffee is the raw and unroasted beans of the coffee plant.
Our progress
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* The Global Restoration Program was formerly known as the Global Reforestation Program.
** This performance number differs from the one available in our Non-Financial Statement 2025 due to a change in the methodology during the first half of 2026. Now we consider ingredients volumes converted back to their original fresh state, instead of their processed form.
Learn more in the Environmental Disclosures section of our 2025 Non-Financial Statement (pdf, 16Mb).
Discover our forests-related actions
In our work on forests, we must first understand and address the drivers of deforestation for our key forest-risk commodities. We then examine our supply chains within the context of the landscapes they are a part of. We strive for a landscape- level approach that also considers adjacent natural ecosystems, prioritizing action in biodiversity-sensitive areas to support potential environmental and social outcomes.
Our actions can be grouped under the following pillars:
